Life and career

Thomas Steven Wopat was born in Lodi, Wisconsin, the fifth of eight siblings born to Albin Carl Wopat (December 10, 1919 – January 27, 1983), and his wife, Ruth Arlene (née Skarda) Wopat (May 20, 1920 – September 23, 1959). His father, a devout Roman Catholic, who raised his children in that faith, was a dairy farmer of Czech descent.

Famous quotes by Tom Wopat:

"I was new to the business, and didn't know a lot about it,"

"There's a little bit of subconscious resentment that they don't use Broadway people when they're putting Broadway musicals on film. That's cool - that's usually the way it's been. But it would be nice to get the opportunity to get some of those actors' takes on film."

"I have not seen it,"

"Annie Get Your Gun"

"You could make a case that he's one of the least hypocritical people in the show, ... He basically comes out and admits he does what he does for money. Everyone else in the show talks about this and that, but he says he doesn't do what he does out of the goodness of his heart or anything. He does what he does to make a living, and he's good at it."

"he said he liked it. So, I trust his judgment."

"It's not the worst thing in the world, ... It was a lot of fun. We had a good time. It wasn't a bad show. We really enjoyed it, and obviously millions of other people did too."

"There's always been the educational process of teaching people that I sing, that I've sung all my life and that I'm not an actor who just decided to sing, ... I consider myself a singer first."

Refugee

We got some thin we both know it,We dont talk too much about itAint no real big secret, all the same,Somehow we get around itListen, it dont really matter to meBaby, you believe what you wanna believeYou see, you dont have to live like a refugeeSomewhere, somehow, somebody must haveKicked you around someTell me why you wanna lay there,Revel in your abandonHoney, it dont make no difference to meBaby, everybodys had to fight to be fre eYou see, you dont have to live like a refugeeNo baby, you dont have to live like a refugeeBaby, we aint the firstIm sure a lot of other lovers been burnedRight now this aint real to youIts one of those things you got to feel to be trueSomewhere, somehow, somebody must haveKicked you around someWho knows, maybe you were kidnapped,Tied-up, taken away, and held for ransomHoney, it dont really matter to meBaby, everybodys ha d to fight to be freeYou see, you dont have to live like a refugeeNo, you dont have to live like a refugee